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William Burke

Burke and Hare murders

  Active for 1 year
(1828) in United Kingdom

16

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

16

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  13. 4 Books About William Burke
  14. 4 External References
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William Burke The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The killings were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Doctor Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.

William Burke Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer William Burke (aka) Burke and Hare murders, was active for 1 year in 1828, known to have ( 16 confirmed / 16 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: United Kingdom

In 1828 William Burke started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to murder his victims.

Profile Completeness: 37%
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William Burke has been listed on Killer.Cloud since June of 2017 and was last updated 5 years ago.

William Burke a known:

( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER

The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.

William Burke
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-07-12 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Burke and Hare murders
Nickname: Burke and Hare murders
Victims: 16 - 16
Years Active: 1828 - 1828
Active Countries: United Kingdom
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Sexual Preference: N/A
Marital Status: N/A
Children: N/A
Living With: N/A
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: N/A
Birth Location: N/A
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A
Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:
Incarceration
Arrested: N/A
Convicted: N/A
Sentence: N/A
Prison Location: N/A
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: N/A
Previous Jail: N/A
Previous Prison: N/A
Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
2 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
William Burke

The 2 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer William Burke. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
1828
William Burke started his serial killing spree. #1828
1828
William Burke ended his serial killing spree. #1828
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as William Burke (1828-1828).

William Hare
16 Victims during 1 Year

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Books that Mention William Burke

Book: Thirty Four (mentions serial killer William Burke)
William Hastings Bur...
Thirty Four
Book: Applied Differential Geometry (mentions serial killer William Burke)
William L. Burke
Applied Differential Geometry
Book: The Infamous Burke and Hare (mentions serial killer William Burke)
R. Michael Gordon
The Infamous Burke and Hare
Book: Shua (mentions serial killer William Burke)
William Burke
Shua

4 Books that mention Serial Killer
William Burke

ISBN10 Book Title Killers
0956371213 Thirty Four 1
0521269296 Applied Differential Geom... 1
0786454563 The Infamous Burke and Ha... 1
0879460504 Shua 1

The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 killings committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.Edinburgh was a leading European centre of anatomical study in the early 19th century, in a time when the demand for cadavers led to a shortfall in legal supply.

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External References
  1. Burke and Hare murders on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
  2. Juan Ignacio Blanco, William BURKE on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
  3. Iris Dickerson, Brent Evans, William Burke on maamodt.asp.radford.edu, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
  4. Q1288729 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Jun 10, 2019.
Internal References

William Burke is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #2 of 62[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in the United Kingdom
  2. #66 of 651[ Page 5 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  3. #80 of 651[ Page 6 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  4. #524 of 651[ Page 35 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
  5. #577 of 651[ Page 39 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
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